Jim Leyritz

Full Name: James Joseph Leyritz	Primary Position: C,1B,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190	First Game: June 8, 1990
Birthdate: December 27, 1963	Final Game: September 13, 2000
Birthplace: Lakewood, Ohio	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jim Leyritz (James Joseph Leyritz) was born on December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on June 8, 1990 for the New York Yankees. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 5 home runs and 25 RBI. Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Jim Leyritz's best season was 1997, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 64 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1990	NY	A	92	303	28	78	5	25	.257	.331	.356	13	1	27	51	7	1	2	1	11
1991	NY	A	32	77	8	14	0	4	.182	.300	.221	3	0	13	15	0	1	0	0	0
1992	NY	A	63	144	17	37	7	26	.257	.341	.444	6	0	14	22	6	0	0	1	2
1993	NY	A	95	259	43	80	14	53	.309	.410	.525	14	0	37	59	8	0	0	3	12
1994	NY	A	75	249	47	66	17	58	.265	.365	.518	12	0	35	61	6	0	0	1	9
1995	NY	A	77	264	37	71	7	37	.269	.374	.394	12	0	37	73	8	0	1	2	4
1996	NY	A	88	265	23	70	7	40	.264	.355	.381	10	0	30	68	9	2	2	3	11
1997	TEX	A	37	85	11	24	0	14	.282	.446	.329	4	0	23	22	3	1	1	0	2
1997	ANA	A	84	294	47	81	11	50	.276	.357	.412	7	0	37	56	3	3	1	2	11
1997	TOT	A	121	379	58	105	11	64	.277	.379	.393	11	0	60	78	6	4	2	2	13
1998	SD	N	62	143	17	38	4	18	.266	.384	.420	10	0	21	40	7	0	0	0	2
1998	BOS	A	52	129	17	37	8	24	.287	.385	.519	6	0	21	34	2	0	0	1	4
1998	Total		114	272	34	75	12	42	.276	.384	.467	16	0	42	74	9	0	0	1	6
1999	SD	N	50	134	17	32	8	21	.239	.331	.455	5	0	15	37	4	0	0	1	4
1999	NY	A	31	66	8	15	0	5	.227	.354	.318	4	1	13	17	0	0	0	1	3
1999	Total		81	200	25	47	8	26	.235	.339	.410	9	1	28	54	4	0	0	2	7
2000	NY	A	24	55	2	12	1	4	.218	.317	.273	0	0	7	14	1	0	0	0	2
2000	LA	N	41	60	3	12	1	8	.200	.294	.267	1	0	7	12	1	0	0	0	2
2000	Total		65	115	5	24	2	12	.209	.305	.270	1	0	14	26	2	0	0	0	4
Total	NL		153	337	37	82	13	47	.243	.348	.407	16	0	43	89	12	0	0	1	8
Total	AL		750	2190	288	585	77	340	.267	.364	.416	91	2	294	492	53	8	7	15	71
Total			903	2527	325	667	90	387	.264	.362	.415	107	2	337	581	65	8	7	16	79

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1990	NY	A	3B	69	67	580	43	101	11	5	0	0	0	.929
1990	NY	A	LF	10	8	69	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	.941
1990	NY	A	OF	14	9	85.1	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	.955
1990	NY	A	RF	4	1	16.1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1990	NY	A	C	11	10	74	55	4	1	0	4	2	3	.983
1991	NY	A	C	5	3	25.2	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
1991	NY	A	1B	3	0	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1991	NY	A	3B	18	16	140.1	9	21	3	2	0	0	0	.909
1991	NY	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	NY	A	3B	2	1	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1992	NY	A	DH	31	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	NY	A	RF	2	2	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1992	NY	A	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	NY	A	C	18	13	121.2	89	12	1	1	2	15	10	.990
1992	NY	A	OF	2	2	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1992	NY	A	1B	2	0	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1993	NY	A	OF	28	26	186	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1993	NY	A	C	12	3	37	31	1	0	0	0	4	1	1.000
1993	NY	A	RF	23	21	151	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1993	NY	A	LF	6	5	35	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1993	NY	A	1B	29	24	217	260	13	2	22	0	0	0	.993
1993	NY	A	DH	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	NY	A	DH	25	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	NY	A	1B	10	8	70	80	5	0	6	0	0	0	1.000
1994	NY	A	C	37	33	303.2	202	10	0	1	6	16	5	1.000
1995	NY	A	1B	18	16	134	131	6	1	11	0	0	0	.993
1995	NY	A	DH	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	NY	A	C	46	42	390.1	286	18	2	2	5	43	10	.993
1996	NY	A	DH	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	NY	A	OF	3	2	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	3B	13	10	70	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	.778
1996	NY	A	LF	3	2	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	C	55	50	440	363	19	2	2	7	30	12	.995
1996	NY	A	1B	5	0	12.1	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	2B	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	TEX	A	C	11	10	87	56	5	1	0	1	11	6	.984
1997	TEX	A	DH	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	TEX	A	1B	9	5	53.2	60	2	0	4	0	0	0	1.000
1997	ANA	A	C	58	55	489.2	361	40	0	4	9	37	30	1.000
1997	ANA	A	1B	15	12	97.2	79	5	2	17	0	0	0	.977
1997	ANA	A	DH	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	TOT	A	DH	22	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	TOT	A	1B	24	17	151.1	139	7	2	21	0	0	0	.986
1997	TOT	A	C	69	65	576.2	417	45	1	4	10	48	36	.998
1998	SD	N	SS	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	SD	N	3B	1	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	SD	N	C	24	20	163.1	139	11	2	1	1	10	2	.987
1998	SD	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	SD	N	1B	20	17	139.2	134	8	1	12	0	0	0	.993
1998	SD	N	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	BOS	A	DH	39	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	BOS	A	1B	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1998	BOS	A	C	1	1	8	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
1998	Total		C	25	21	171.1	149	11	2	1	1	12	2	.988
1998	Total		1B	21	17	142.2	137	8	1	13	0	0	0	.993
1999	SD	N	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	SD	N	C	24	21	171.2	150	16	1	0	6	26	5	.994
1999	SD	N	1B	19	14	129.1	116	7	2	10	0	0	0	.984
1999	NY	A	C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	NY	A	DH	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	NY	A	3B	1	1	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.800
1999	NY	A	1B	9	9	61	60	8	1	6	0	0	0	.986
1999	Total		C	25	21	172.2	150	16	1	0	6	26	5	.994
1999	Total		1B	28	23	190.1	176	15	3	16	0	0	0	.985
1999	Total		3B	2	1	10	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.800
2000	NY	A	C	2	2	16	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
2000	NY	A	1B	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	NY	A	DH	15	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	LA	N	OF	6	5	40	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	LA	N	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	LA	N	LF	5	5	39	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	LA	N	1B	8	2	31.1	27	2	0	3	0	0	0	1.000
2000	LA	N	C	3	2	19	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
2000	Total		1B	9	2	34.1	29	2	0	3	0	0	0	1.000
2000	Total		C	5	4	35	23	1	0	0	0	3	0	1.000
Total			3B	105	96	815.1	61	137	19	7	0	0	0	.912
Total			LF	25	20	161	35	3	1	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			SS	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	149	107	960	977	57	9	96	0	0	0	.991
Total			C	308	265	2348	1789	137	10	11	41	200	84	.995
Total			OF	54	44	345.1	70	3	1	0	0	0	0	.986
Total			2B	3	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	196	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	30	24	184.1	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (August 24, 1985).
Traded by New York Yankees to Anaheim Angels in exchange for 2 players to be named later (December 5, 1996); New York Yankees received Jeremy Blevins and Ryan Kane (December 9, 1996).
Traded by Anaheim Angels with a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ken Hill (July 29, 1997); Texas Rangers received Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Damon Buford to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele (November 6, 1997).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett to San Diego Padres in exchange for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero and Dario Veras (June 20, 1998).
Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Yankees in exchange for Geraldo Padua (July 31, 1999).
Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jose Vizcaino and cash (June 20, 2000).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).

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